“ shì jiān zhǒng zhǒng chāo yuè cháng lǐ zhī shì 、 shān hé yì biàn 、 shì yuán bái wù 、 xiān fán zhàng ……”
“世间种种超越常理之事、山河易变、噬元白雾、仙凡瘴……”
"Various things in this world that transcend common sense, the mountains and rivers change, devouring essence white mist, Immortal-Demon Mist..."
“ zì cóng tiān zūn chuán fǎ zhī hòu ， jiù kāi shǐ nǐ fāng chàng bà wǒ dēng cháng 。”
“自从天尊传法之后，就开始你方唱罢我登场。”
"Since the Heavenly Sage transmitted his teachings, it's been your turn, then mine."
“ cóng nà tiān qǐ ， wǒ jiù jǐn wǒ yī qiè suǒ néng ， xiǎng yào kuī tàn zhè bèi hòu de mì mì 。”
“从那天起，我就尽我一切所能，想要窥探这背后的秘密。”
"From that day on, I've done everything within my power to uncover the secrets behind these phenomena."
yīn shàng rén yǔ qì shēn suì ， shén qíng huǎng hū 。
殷上人语气深邃，神情恍忽。
Dian Tao's voice was deep and his expression vague.
lǐ fán yě shì níng shén zǐ xì qīng tīng 。
李凡也是凝神仔细倾听。
Li Fan also focused intently, listening carefully.
dàn děng lái de ， què shì zhǎng shí jiān de chén mò 。
但等来的，却是长时间的沉默。
But what came next was a long silence.
xǔ jiǔ zhī hòu ， yīn shàng rén zhuǎn guò tóu lái ， kàn zhe lǐ fán ， miàn lù cháo fěng zhī sè ：“ nǐ zài zhǐ wàng wǒ gào sù nǐ dá ān ？”
许久之后，殷上人转过头来，看着李凡，面露嘲讽之色：“你在指望我告诉你答桉？”
After a while, Dian Tao turned to face Li Fan, his expression filled with mockery. "Expecting me to tell you the answer? What are you thinking?"
“ xiǎng shén me ne ？”
“想什么呢？”
"I'm just an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator. The secrets of this world, like the Immortal-Demon Mist alone, have already drained all my energy. As for the rest..."
“ wǒ bù guò shì gè xún cháng zhù jī xiū shì bà le 。 zhè tiān dì jiān de yǐn mì ， guāng zhǐ xiān fán zhàng yī yàng ， jiù hào jìn le wǒ de quán bù jīng lì 。 zhì yú qí tā nà xiē ……”
“我不过是个寻常筑基修士罢了。这天地间的隐秘，光只仙凡瘴一样，就耗尽了我的全部精力。至于其他那些……”
Dian Tao sneered. "I don't care."
yīn shàng rén jī xiào dào ：“ wǒ kě bù gǎn xìng qù 。”
殷上人讥笑道：“我可不感兴趣。”
Li Fan remained unperturbed. "If that's the case, can you tell me about the mysteries of the Immortal-Demon Mist?"
lǐ fán dào yě bù nǎo ， dàn rán dào ：“ jì rú cǐ ， xiān fán zhàng ào mì dào yǒu kě fǒu gào zhī zài xià ？”
李凡倒也不恼，澹然道：“既如此，仙凡瘴奥秘道友可否告之在下？”
"Sure." Dian Tao readily agreed.
“ hǎo a 。” yīn shàng rén mǎn kǒu dā yìng 。
“好啊。”殷上人满口答应。
"The Immortal-Demon Mist... it is..." He suddenly changed his expression mid-sentence, his face filled with disdain as he spat and glared at Li Fan. "Are you worthy of knowing him?"
“ xiān fán zhàng ， tā shì ……” shuō dào yí bàn ， tā què měng dì sè biàn 。
“仙凡瘴，他是……”说到一半，他却勐地色变。
"You self-centered, life-ignoring cultivator! Revealing his deeds would be a great insult to him!"
liǎn shàng mǎn shì bǐ yí zhī sè ， pēi le yī shēng ， nù shì lǐ fán dào ：“ nǐ yě pèi ？”
脸上满是鄙夷之色，呸了一声，怒视李凡道：“你也配？”
"I'd rather let all his actions remain buried in history, never known by anyone else!" Otherwise, people like you wouldn't just fail to respect him but secretly mock him...
“ nǐ zhè zhǒng zì sī zì lì 、 mò shì shēng mìng de xiū xiān zhě ！ ràng nǐ zhī xiǎo tā de shì jì ， dōu shì duì tā de mò dà xiè dú ！”
“你这种自私自利、漠视生命的修仙者！让你知晓他的事迹，都是对他的莫大亵渎！”
Dian Tao seemed extremely agitated. His gaze towards Li Fan was like that of an enemy.
“ wǒ nìng yuàn ràng tā de suǒ zuò suǒ wéi ， quán dōu bèi lì shǐ chén fēng 、 yǒng yuǎn bù bèi shì rén suǒ zhī ！ fǒu zé ， xiàng nǐ men zhè yàng de rén ， bù jǐn bú huì xīn shēng jìng pèi 、 fǎn ér huì àn zì cháo fěng ……”
“我宁愿让他的所作所为，全都被历史尘封、永远不被世人所知！否则，像你们这样的人，不仅不会心生敬佩、反而会暗自嘲讽……”
Li Fan's eyes slowly turned cold as he prepared to activate his Bug Binding Divine Technique to capture and interrogate Dian Tao. He was ready for Dian Tao to suddenly unleash his true power at any moment.
yīn shàng rén sì hū biàn dé shí fēn jī dòng ， kàn xiàng lǐ fán de yǎn shén ， jiù xiàng shén me chóu rén yī yàng 。
殷上人似乎变得十分激动，看向李凡的眼神，就像什么仇人一样。
But the result was surprisingly smooth. Without resistance, Dian Tao was captured and rendered immobile.
lǐ fán kàn xiàng yīn shàng rén de mù guāng ， zé huǎn huǎn biàn dé bīng lěng 。
李凡看向殷上人的目光，则缓缓变得冰冷。
However, moments later, Li Fan's expression changed slightly as he suddenly realized that the "Dian Tao" bound by the Bug Binding Technique had lost all signs of life in an instant, turning into a corpse.
dāng jí fā dòng fù chóng shén tōng ， yào jiāng qí ná xià ， sōu hún shěn wèn 。 tóng shí xīn zhōng yǐ jīng zuò hǎo le yīn shàng rén tū rán bào qǐ ， zhǎn xiàn zhēn zhèng shí lì de zhǔn bèi 。
当即发动缚虫神通，要将其拿下，搜魂审问。同时心中已经做好了殷上人突然暴起，展现真正实力的准备。
Li Fan then looked at the other corpses in the basement. The bodies, which had been scattered haphazardly like piles of rotten meat, now raised their heads and stared at him with grotesque smiles.
jié guǒ què yì cháng shùn lì 。 méi yǒu sī háo dǐ kàng ， yīn shàng rén jiù bèi qín zhù ， dòng tán bù dé 。
结果却异常顺利。没有丝毫抵抗，殷上人就被擒住，动弹不得。
"They're playing tricks on me!" Li Fan was not frightened by this strange scene. He snorted, and the Five Elements Heavenly Realm instantly enveloped Dian Tao Island.
dàn piàn kè zhī hòu ， lǐ fán jiù wēi wēi sè biàn 。
但片刻之后，李凡就微微色变。
The Five Elements power flowed naturally, as if a cage, aiming to suppress all the corpses within.
yīn wèi tā zhòu rán fā xiàn ， bèi fù chóng shén tōng suǒ zhù de “ yīn shàng rén ”， jìng rán zài chà nà jiān shī qù le “ shēng ” de qì xī ， biàn chéng le yī jù shī tǐ 。
因为他骤然发现，被缚虫神通锁住的“殷上人”，竟然在刹那间失去了“生”的气息，变成了一具尸体。
But before Li Fan could act, these "corpses" of Dian Tao lost their life force one by one and died completely. This left Li Fan feeling frustrated, as if he had struck air with his fist.
lǐ fán suí jí cháo dì xià shì zhōng qí tā de shī tǐ wàng qù 。
李凡随即朝地下室中其他的尸体望去。
He scanned the entire island with his divine sense, trying to find any trace of Dian Tao. But apart from him, there was no other living being on the island.
zhǐ jiàn yuán běn nà xiē rú tóng yī duī duī làn ròu bān ， zá luàn duī fàng zài dì shàng de shī tǐ ， cǐ kè quán dōu tái qǐ le tóu 。
只见原本那些如同一堆堆烂肉般，杂乱堆放在地上的尸体，此刻全都抬起了头。
"Did he commit suicide? I don't believe it!"
quán bù dīng zhe lǐ fán ， lù chū zhēng níng de xiào róng 。
全部盯着李凡，露出狰狞的笑容。
Li Fan's eyes narrowed. He used the Five Elements Heavenly Realm pressure to crush each corpse into dust one by one.
“ zhuāng shén nòng guǐ ！” lǐ fán méi bèi zhè guǐ yì de chǎng miàn xià dào ， lěng hēng yī shēng ， wǔ xíng dòng tiān fǎ yù qǐng kè jiān lǒng zhào yīn yīn dǎo 。
“装神弄鬼！”李凡没被这诡异的场面吓到，冷哼一声，五行洞天法域顷刻间笼罩殷殷岛。
But even after they were all gone, nothing happened. It seemed as if Dian Tao had truly perished.
wǔ xíng zhī lì ， hún rán liú zhuǎn ， wǎn ruò yī dào jiā suǒ ， yào jiāng cǐ jiān de shàng bǎi jù shī shēn quán dōu zhèn yā 。
五行之力，浑然流转，宛若一道枷锁，要将此间的上百具尸身全都镇压。
However, Li Fan did not relax; instead, he became more vigilant.
dàn hái méi děng dào lǐ fán shí jì chū shǒu 、 nà xiē shēn chù dòng tiān fǎ yù de fù gài fàn wéi zhī nèi ， yīn shàng rén de zhè xiē “ shī shēn ”， jìng rán quán dōu xiān hòu mò míng shī qù le shēng mìng qì xī ， chè dǐ sǐ qù 。
但还没等到李凡实际出手、那些身处洞天法域的覆盖范围之内，殷上人的这些“尸身”，竟然全都先后莫名失去了生命气息，彻底死去。
Drip... Drip...
zhè ràng lǐ fán yī quán dǎ le gè kōng shì de ， biē mèn bù yǐ 。
这让李凡一拳打了个空似的，憋闷不已。
The sound of raindrops reached his ears, and Li Fan's pupils constricted sharply. He extended his hand, and a drop of water appeared above it, then fell onto his palm.
shén shí héng sǎo zhěng zuò dǎo yǔ ， shì tú zhǎo dào yīn shàng rén de zōng jì 。 dàn cǐ kè de dǎo shàng ， chú le lǐ fán zhī wài ， zài wú bié de huó wù 。
神识横扫整座岛屿，试图找到殷上人的踪迹。但此刻的岛上，除了李凡之外，再无别的活物。
Pitter-patter...
“ zì shā le ？ wǒ bù xìn ！”
“自杀了？我不信！”
The rain grew heavier, and soon, black shadows accompanied the raindrops as they fell from above.
lǐ fán shuāng yǎn wēi mī ， dòng tiān zhī lì shī yā ， jiāng dì shàng de nà yī jù jù shī tǐ quán dōu xiān hòu niǎn zuò jī fěn 。
李凡双眼微眯，洞天之力施压，将地上的那一具具尸体全都先后碾作齑粉。
Bang! Bang! Bang!
dàn zhí dào tā men quán dōu xiāo shī dài jìn ， yě méi yǒu biàn gù fā shēng 。
但直到它们全都消失殆尽，也没有变故发生。
They were bodies, some broken, others intact!
jiù hǎo xiàng yīn shàng rén zhēn de yǔn luò le yì bān 。
就好像殷上人真的陨落了一般。
What chilled Li Fan to the bone was that these corpses no longer resembled Dian Tao but had taken on his appearance!
dàn lǐ fán què méi yǒu sī háo fàng sōng ， xīn zhōng fǎn ér gèng jiā jǐng tì qǐ lái 。
但李凡却没有丝毫放松，心中反而更加警惕起来。
After landing, the corpses wriggled and raised their heads in bizarre postures, staring at him just like Dian Tao did.
dī dā ……
滴答……
Their faces wore sinister smiles.
tīng dào ěr biān chuán lái de shēng xiǎng ， lǐ fán tóng kǒng měng dì yī suō 。
听到耳边传来的声响，李凡童孔勐地一缩。
"What kind of thing is this..."
tā shēn chū le shǒu ， yī dī yǔ shuǐ ， píng kōng zài shàng fāng chū xiàn 。
他伸出了手，一滴雨水，凭空在上方出现。
Li Fan's heart sank. He no longer held back and wrote a "Disorder" character in mid-air with his hand.
suí hòu dī luò zài tā de shǒu xīn 。
随后滴落在他的手心。
Boom!
huā lā lā ……
哗啦啦……
As the Disorder Technique formed, Li Fan felt his spiritual energy surge within him as if under immense pressure. The Five Elements Heavenly Realm emitted creaking sounds, even affecting the normal flow of the Five Elements power.
yǔ yuè xià yuè dà ， màn màn de ， yǒu yī dào dào hēi yǐng bàn suí zhe yǔ shuǐ ， cóng shàng fāng zhuì luò 。
雨越下越大，慢慢的，有一道道黑影伴随着雨水，从上方坠落。
Wood attributes emerged from the Water, Fire, Metal, and Earth attributes in the Wood attribute realm. Similar phenomena occurred in the other realms.
pēng ！
砰！
The still nascent Five Elements Heavenly Realm instantly fell into chaos. Various bizarre and strange phenomena began to occur.
pēng ！
砰！
But Li Fan, as the master of the realm, had no time for himself. He was suddenly bombarded with countless illusions.
pēng ！
砰！
No, it wasn't an illusion; rather, he felt like he experienced a thousand lifetimes in that instant.
nà shì yī jù jù huò shì cán pò 、 huò shì wán zhěng de shī shēn ！
那是一具具或是残破、或是完整的尸身！
Each experience from each cycle vividly appeared in his mind.
gèng ràng lǐ fán gǎn dào xīn zhōng fā hán de shì ， zhè xiē shī shēn de miàn róng ， bù zài shì yīn shàng rén 。 ér shì tā de mú yàng ！
更让李凡感到心中发寒的是，这些尸身的面容，不再是殷上人。而是他的模样！
It felt as if he split into countless versions of himself, and Li Fan's head felt like it would explode.
luò zài dì shàng hòu ， shī tǐ fēn fēn yòng guài yì wú bǐ de zī shì 、 rú dòng zhēng zhá zhe tái qǐ tóu lú 。
落在地上后，尸体纷纷用怪异无比的姿势、蠕动挣扎着抬起头颅。
Just when the situation was critical, the [Yellow-Orchid Refining Heart Spell], which he had never fully used before, suddenly surged to life.
jiù xiàng gāng gāng de yīn shàng rén yì bān ， sǐ sǐ dīng zhe tā ！
就像刚刚的殷上人一般，死死盯着他！
"Desperate times call for desperate measures. Let me try."
liǎn shàng tóng yàng shì xié suì yì cháng de xiào róng 。
脸上同样是邪祟异常的笑容。
When the rain fell again, facing countless grinning corpses, Li Fan's expression turned serious as he wrote a "Disorder" character in mid-air with his hand.
“ shén me guǐ dōng xī ……”
“什么鬼东西……”
Boom!
lǐ fán xīn zhōng yī chén 。
李凡心中一沉。
The moment the Disorder Technique formed, Li Fan felt his spiritual energy surge within him as if under immense pressure. The Five Elements Heavenly Realm emitted creaking sounds, and even the normal flow of the Five Elements power was affected.
bù zài liú shǒu ， xīn niàn yī dòng ，【 pò tiān xīn jiàn 】 shà shí jiān shǎn yào zài dì xià shì zhōng 。
不再留手，心念一动，【破天心剑】霎时间闪耀在地下室中。
Water, Fire, Metal, and Earth attributes emerged in the Wood attribute realm. Similar phenomena occurred in the other realms.
jiàn guāng zòng héng ， jiāng mǎn dì de shī tǐ jiǎo chéng fěn suì 。
剑光纵横，将满地的尸体绞成粉碎。
The still nascent Five Elements Heavenly Realm instantly fell into chaos. Various bizarre and strange phenomena began to occur.
“ jié jié jié ……”
“桀桀桀……”
But Li Fan, as the master of the realm, had no time for himself. He was bombarded with countless illusions.
bèi xiāo shī zhī shí ， guài xiào shēng cóng tā men kǒu zhōng fā chū ， fǎng fú wú xíng de cháo nòng shì de 。
被消失之时，怪笑声从它们口中发出，仿佛无形的嘲弄似的。
No, it wasn't an illusion; rather, he felt like he experienced a thousand lifetimes in that instant.
shī tǐ zàn shí xiāo shī de jiàn xì ， lǐ fán shēn xíng shǎn shuò ， qǐng kè jiān yǐ jīng lí kāi le yīn yīn dǎo ， shì tú bǎi tuō zhè xiē guǐ yì shī shēn de jiū chán 。
尸体暂时消失的间隙，李凡身形闪烁，顷刻间已经离开了殷殷岛，试图摆脱这些诡异尸身的纠缠。
Each experience from each cycle vividly appeared in his mind.
dàn ……
但……
It felt as if he split into countless versions of himself, and Li Fan's head felt like it would explode.
dī dā 。
滴答。
Just when the situation was critical, the [Yellow-Orchid Refining Heart Spell], which had been quietly running automatically, suddenly surged to life.
"Various things in this world that transcend common sense, the mountains and rivers change, devouring essence white mist, Immortal-Demon Mist..."
"Since the Heavenly Sage transmitted his teachings, it's been your turn, then mine."
"From that day on, I've done everything within my power to uncover the secrets behind these phenomena."
Dian Tao's voice was deep and his expression vague.
Li Fan also focused intently, listening carefully.
But what came next was a long silence.
After a while, Dian Tao turned to face Li Fan, his expression filled with mockery. "Expecting me to tell you the answer? What are you thinking?"
"I'm just an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator. The secrets of this world, like the Immortal-Demon Mist alone, have already drained all my energy. As for the rest..."
Dian Tao sneered. "I don't care."
Li Fan remained unperturbed. "If that's the case, can you tell me about the mysteries of the Immortal-Demon Mist?"
"Sure." Dian Tao readily agreed.
"The Immortal-Demon Mist... it is..." He suddenly changed his expression mid-sentence, his face filled with disdain as he spat and glared at Li Fan. "Are you worthy of knowing him?"
"You self-centered, life-ignoring cultivator! Revealing his deeds would be a great insult to him!"
"I'd rather let all his actions remain buried in history, never known by anyone else!" Otherwise, people like you wouldn't just fail to respect him but secretly mock him...
Dian Tao seemed extremely agitated. His gaze towards Li Fan was like that of an enemy.
Li Fan's eyes slowly turned cold as he prepared to activate his Bug Binding Divine Technique to capture and interrogate Dian Tao. He was ready for Dian Tao to suddenly unleash his true power at any moment.
But the result was surprisingly smooth. Without resistance, Dian Tao was captured and rendered immobile.
However, moments later, Li Fan's expression changed slightly as he suddenly realized that the "Dian Tao" bound by the Bug Binding Technique had lost all signs of life in an instant, turning into a corpse.
Li Fan then looked at the other corpses in the basement. The bodies, which had been scattered haphazardly like piles of rotten meat, now raised their heads and stared at him with grotesque smiles.
"They're playing tricks on me!" Li Fan was not frightened by this strange scene. He snorted, and the Five Elements Heavenly Realm instantly enveloped Dian Tao Island.
The Five Elements power flowed naturally, as if a cage, aiming to suppress all the corpses within.
But before Li Fan could act, these "corpses" of Dian Tao lost their life force one by one and died completely. This left Li Fan feeling frustrated, as if he had struck air with his fist.
He scanned the entire island with his divine sense, trying to find any trace of Dian Tao. But apart from him, there was no other living being on the island.
"Did he commit suicide? I don't believe it!"
Li Fan's eyes narrowed. He used the Five Elements Heavenly Realm pressure to crush each corpse into dust one by one.
But even after they were all gone, nothing happened. It seemed as if Dian Tao had truly perished.
However, Li Fan did not relax; instead, he became more vigilant.
Drip... Drip...
The sound of raindrops reached his ears, and Li Fan's pupils constricted sharply. He extended his hand, and a drop of water appeared above it, then fell onto his palm.
Pitter-patter...
The rain grew heavier, and soon, black shadows accompanied the raindrops as they fell from above.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
They were bodies, some broken, others intact!
What chilled Li Fan to the bone was that these corpses no longer resembled Dian Tao but had taken on his appearance!
After landing, the corpses wriggled and raised their heads in bizarre postures, staring at him just like Dian Tao did.
Their faces wore sinister smiles.
"What kind of thing is this..."
Li Fan's heart sank. He no longer held back and wrote a "Disorder" character in mid-air with his hand.
Boom!
As the Disorder Technique formed, Li Fan felt his spiritual energy surge within him as if under immense pressure. The Five Elements Heavenly Realm emitted creaking sounds, even affecting the normal flow of the Five Elements power.
Wood attributes emerged from the Water, Fire, Metal, and Earth attributes in the Wood attribute realm. Similar phenomena occurred in the other realms.
The still nascent Five Elements Heavenly Realm instantly fell into chaos. Various bizarre and strange phenomena began to occur.
But Li Fan, as the master of the realm, had no time for himself. He was suddenly bombarded with countless illusions.
No, it wasn't an illusion; rather, he felt like he experienced a thousand lifetimes in that instant.
Each experience from each cycle vividly appeared in his mind.
It felt as if he split into countless versions of himself, and Li Fan's head felt like it would explode.
Just when the situation was critical, the [Yellow-Orchid Refining Heart Spell], which he had never fully used before, suddenly surged to life.
"Desperate times call for desperate measures. Let me try."
When the rain fell again, facing countless grinning corpses, Li Fan's expression turned serious as he wrote a "Disorder" character in mid-air with his hand.
Boom!
The moment the Disorder Technique formed, Li Fan felt his spiritual energy surge within him as if under immense pressure. The Five Elements Heavenly Realm emitted creaking sounds, and even the normal flow of the Five Elements power was affected.
Water, Fire, Metal, and Earth attributes emerged in the Wood attribute realm. Similar phenomena occurred in the other realms.
The still nascent Five Elements Heavenly Realm instantly fell into chaos. Various bizarre and strange phenomena began to occur.
But Li Fan, as the master of the realm, had no time for himself. He was bombarded with countless illusions.
No, it wasn't an illusion; rather, he felt like he experienced a thousand lifetimes in that instant.
Each experience from each cycle vividly appeared in his mind.
It felt as if he split into countless versions of himself, and Li Fan's head felt like it would explode.
Just when the situation was critical, the [Yellow-Orchid Refining Heart Spell], which had been quietly running automatically, suddenly surged to life.